Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
to sigh
Usage: 1) (Niphal) sigh, groan (in pain or grief), gasp 1a) moan (of cattle)
Strong's Number
H584
Language
Hebrew
Linked Usages
11
Books
6
Strong's H584 Quick Answer
Strong's H584 אָנַח (anach) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. anach (aw-nakh') v. 1. to sigh [a primitive root] It has 11 linked Bible usages across 6 books. Visible English usage signals include sigh, sighed, mourn, sigheth, and sighest. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
- Meaning
- anach (aw-nakh') v. 1. to sigh [a primitive root]
- Usage
- 11 linked usages
- Books
- 6 indexed books
- Corpus
- Old Testament
- Usage Words
- sigh, sighed, mourn, sigheth, and sighest
Meaning and Definition
anach (aw-nakh') v. 1. to sigh [a primitive root] KJV: groan, mourn, sigh.
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H584. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's H584 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render anach, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
sigh
Isaiah 24:7
6×
groan
Joel 1:18
mourn
Proverbs 29:2
sighed
Exodus 2:23
sighest
Ezekiel 21:7
sigheth
Lamentations 1:8
How Strong's H584 Usage Compares
Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.
- The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 11 linked usages.
- The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.
Strong's H584 by Corpus
Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.
Strong's H584 in the Old Testament
11 indexed usages in Old Testament.
And it came to pass in process of time, that the king of Egypt died: and the children of Israel sighed by reason of the bondage, and they cried, and their cry came up unto God by reason of the bondage.
When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice: but when the wicked beareth rule, the people mourn.
The new wine mourneth, the vine languisheth, all the merryhearted do sigh.
Usage Excerpts
First 11 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H584.
And it came to pass in process of time, that the king of Egypt died: and the children of Israel sighed by reason of the bondage, and they cried, and their cry came up unto God by reason of the bondage.
When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice: but when the wicked beareth rule, the people mourn.
The new wine mourneth, the vine languisheth, all the merryhearted do sigh.
The ways of Zion do mourn, because none come to the solemn feasts: all her gates are desolate: her priests sigh, her virgins are afflicted, and she is in bitterness.
Jerusalem hath grievously sinned; therefore she is removed: all that honoured her despise her, because they have seen her nakedness: yea, she sigheth, and turneth backward.
All her people sigh, they seek bread; they have given their pleasant things for meat to relieve the soul: see, O LORD, and consider; for I am become vile.
They have heard that I sigh: there is none to comfort me: all mine enemies have heard of my trouble; they are glad that thou hast done it: thou wilt bring the day that thou hast called, and they shall be like unto me.
And the LORD said unto him, Go through the midst of the city, through the midst of Jerusalem, and set a mark upon the foreheads of the men that sigh and that cry for all the abominations that be done in the midst thereof.
Sigh therefore, thou son of man, with the breaking of thy loins; and with bitterness sigh before their eyes.
And it shall be, when they say unto thee, Wherefore sighest thou? that thou shalt answer, For the tidings; because it cometh: and every heart shall melt, and all hands shall be feeble, and every spirit shall faint, and all knees shall be weak as water: behold, it cometh, and shall be brought to pass, saith the Lord GOD.
How do the beasts groan! the herds of cattle are perplexed, because they have no pasture; yea, the flocks of sheep are made desolate.
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H584, grouped by book.
Exodus 1 usage, Old Testament
Proverbs 1 usage, Old Testament
Isaiah 1 usage, Old Testament
Lamentations 4 usages, Old Testament
Ezekiel 3 usages, Old Testament
Joel 1 usage, Old Testament
Strong's H584 FAQ
What does anach (אָנַח) mean?
Anach (Strong's H584) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "sigh". anach (aw-nakh') v. 1. to sigh [a primitive root]
How many times is anach (אָנַח) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 11 linked usages for Strong's H584 across 6 books.
Where can I study anach (אָנַח) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H584 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
What English words translate anach (אָנַח)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as sigh, sighed, mourn, sigheth, sighest, and groan. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.